Twist Of Fate (12″ Mix with Fade) – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted: August 31, 2012

“Livin’ In Desperate Times” was the second single released from the soundtrack to the film 1983 “Two Of A Kind” starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Produced by David Foster “Livin’ In Desperate Times” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 25, 1984. The single remained on the chart for five weeks peaking at #31 the single also reached #43 in Canada and #81 in Australia.

In the USA, Canada, and Sweden the song was released as a 12″ single backed with the US #5 hit “Twist Of Fate” which had been released earlier as the first single from the soundtrack “Two Of A Kind”.

**The 12″ Mix of “Twist Of Fate” is exclusive to the US, Canada, and Sweden 12″ singles and differs from the version released previously in other countries which had a cold ending to the mix. For this 12″ the track is about ten seconds shorter and the ending fades out. I have been listening to this 12″ for decades and never realized that two mixes were issued. As a disclaimer I am pretty sure that in my previous post of this 12″ in 2012 I used the cold ending version by mistake, so the fade version has never been posted before.

SIDE A:
Livin’ In Desperate Times (Extended Version) 6:37
Engineer, Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Producer – David Foster
Written-By – Barry Alfonso, Tom Snow

SIDE B:
Twist Of Fate (12″ Mix with Fade)** 5:20
Engineer, Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Producer – David Foster
Written-By – Peter Beckett, Steve Kipner

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Twist Of Fate	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1983	Twist Of Fate	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop singles	#28
1984	Livin’ In Desperate Times	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-13987
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
From the MCA LP, MCA-6127 Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Two Of A Kind”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi